Chapter 491 – Warning
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Chaos followed Umar to a place called the Mystery Research Club.
There, an arrogant-looking girl was resting her chin on her hands clasped on her desk, holding a non-resonating pom.
For some reason, Chaos liked that pose.
“Are you Chaos? You look as pretty as they say. Nice to meet you. My name is Veronica.”
Veronica greeted Chaos with one meaningful look in her eyes.
“Did you call me?”
“That’s right.”
“You are Helena’s…”
“Shh!”
Veronica suddenly came forward and blocked Chaos’ lips with her index finger.
And he looks around her with sharp eyes and is on guard.
“…?”
“That’s not what we’re talking about here… Come this way.”
Veronica went to the bookshelf that lined one of the walls, and when she placed her hand on one of the books there… The bookshelf slid aside, revealing another secret room.
Veronica went in there.
Chaos followed her into the room.
It was a secret room.
There was a unique geometric silver pattern engraved on the wall.
Soft carpets, sofas, and tables were placed to create a cozy space.
On one side of the wall, there was a picture of a beautiful demon woman with pointed ears.
She was wearing a white gown and smiling innocently.
“What is that?”
“This is a real photo of Helena, the goddess of magical engineering. It’s quite a unique item. It’s probably something you can’t get with money, right?”
“… Do you mean that woman is Helena?”
“Yes. You don’t believe it? But you can’t help it. How many people in this era have seen Helena in person?”
Chaos felt her trust in Veronica increase.
“Sit down, you can talk about anything here.”
This secret room seemed to have Veronica’s own security device installed.
“Is that so… Is there a reason for doing this?”
“This is why… You may not realize it, but you are in danger right now.”
“What do you mean?”
“It’s better to quit.”
“What do you mean?”
“Well… You’re talking about finding Helena.”
“What do you mean? There’s nothing in particular that won’t work, right?”
Finding Helena was not illegal, and there was no atmosphere of sanctions against any demons.
Just ‘I’m interested in unusual things.’ It was just that, I wasn’t particularly wary or thought it was strange.
“Huh… You still don’t know the danger of looking for Helena.”
“You mean danger? Was there such a thing?”
“You wouldn’t have gotten that much information… So it’s probably been okay so far. But what if you cross a certain line?”
“What if it goes over?”
Veronica looks seriously at her chaos and quietly cuts her own throat with her thumb.
“Do you mean to die?”
“It may be so, or it may not be…”
“… What does that mean?”
“Those who delved deep into Helena all met a bad ending. Either they went missing… Or their memories disappeared.”
“Are you saying the memory has disappeared?”
“What… Should I say that a man who was so passionate about finding Helena lost all memory of her or even interest in her overnight?”
Veronica had a bitter look on her face as she said those words.
“Do you understand now? Didn’t you think it was strange? Why is there so little data about Helena?”
“Of course I thought it was strange.”
“You don’t think you’re the only one who’s been interested in Helena all this time, right?”
“Of course not. Isn’t there a group called the Helena Liberation Front right now?”
“… I knew that too. Then I should have known why they were acting so secretly.”
“I joined the Helena Liberation Front, but they only asked me to do volunteer work.”
“Really? You were sincerer than I thought!”
Is it because I thought I had a similar comrade?
Veronica somehow looked happy.
“The Helena Liberation Front is ‘pretending to do volunteer work’ because they know that it is dangerous. There must have been people who were interested in Helena throughout Zephyria’s long history. And over the years, there has been no proper Helena training until now. It’s strange to anyone that there isn’t a single person with knowledge.”
“I also thought that someone was covering it up.”
“Yes. That makes sense. That’s the problem. It’s not completely controlled. People will think it’s strange. But we know that a huge force… An invisible force is controlling the information about Helena from spreading. “
“I understand what you’re saying. So you know where Helena is? You don’t know.”
“Of course… I know.”
Veronica answered with a grin.
“But if you want to know the secret… There is a condition.”
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As I got out of the car, Gabia, the home education supervisor, greeted me with a stinging glare.
It feels like her sharp glasses are especially sharp today.
“You finally revealed her face.”
“Did you want to see my face that much?”
“… That’s right. If I hadn’t seen him again today, I would have tried to visit his home with handcuffs in hand.”
“… Isn’t this enough? Chaos is also attending the academy well. Isn’t our family perfectly harmonious?”
“What’s this? You’ve only shown your face for the second time. I’m not watching Miss Chaos. I’m watching her parents. No, Mr. Bark in particular is a person of interest.”
“I couldn’t help it because I was busy.”
“What do you mean you’re busy? It was already revealed through a previous investigation that you are unemployed.”
“… Isn’t this an invasion of privacy?”
“What is privacy? Criminals have no privacy.”
“It’s too serious to be a criminal… I’m a person who can live without the law…”
“You have already broken the law. Not sending your child to the academy is a serious crime.”
“I’m doing well now, so I guess it’s okay…”
“You don’t even feel guilty… I’m 90% sure right now that you’re not worthy of being a parent.”
I can’t show how much I love Chaos at home, and it’s frustrating.
“… So when will the surveillance end?”
“Well… I guess it’s up to you?”
“Are you married?”
“… What are you talking about all of a sudden? There is no reason for me to answer.”
“You didn’t.”
Gabia flinched as if my words had hit the nail on the head.
“No good will come to you by making me angry.”
I just asked him if he was married… I don’t know why he got angry.
“Father.”
Fortunately, our sharp war of nerves stopped when Chaos appeared.
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I drove Gabia, who was trying hard for our family, to the Zeppia Office of Education.
“Mr. Bark, my opinion of your behavior is quite low. I hope you show yourself more like a father before it’s too late.”
Gabia gave me that warning and got out of the car.
After Gabia left, I was able to hear about the life of Chaos Academy while I was connected to Pantera.
Chaos is said to have joined a place called the Mystery Research Club.
“The club you joined was conducting research on Helena? Is that credible?”
I was wondering how much research an academy student would have to do.
“It seems more reliable than I thought. It is said that the investigation took over 10 years.”
“…”
10 years… If I were on Earth, I think I would have gotten at least a doctoral degree.
I forgot that demons have a long lifespan. Didn’t they say that compulsory education lasts for 30 years? .
The Academy had no expectations, but a clue was found in an unexpected place.
Mystery Research Club.
Listening to the story of Chaos… It was originally a Helena research club, but what is the danger? That’s why it’s disguised under that name.
Surprisingly, club president Veronica is said to have identified a candidate city where Helena might be located.
“The range is wide.”
There were four candidate cities, and Zephya, where we live now, was also included.
Among the numerous cities spread across the planet, four cities can be considered a significant achievement…
It wasn’t easy.
A city refers to a single residential area.
It’s a city, to say the least. It’s the size of Korea on Earth.
However, I had no intention of whining and sucking my fingers.
At this level, you can use Celestia’s power.
Her alter ego, which is her power, could have been easily created if it was only for information gathering and not for combat.
If the alter ego created by Celestia is granted her unique powers, it can pass through Zephyria’s light security system, allowing free movement between cities.
And based on the information that Chaos got from the mystery research club, it seems like the Helena Liberation Front isn’t really a quack…
I will continue to leave the academy to Chaos.
Suni and Celestia thought they could just keep maintaining their current stance.
“Didn’t you talk about Rebellion?”
“I’m sorry. Master, I didn’t think of Rebellion. I’ll ask Veronica tomorrow.”
Rebellion also joined, seeing that she had the potential to obtain information about Helena.
It’s a little annoying to have to do something like a mission… But now I’ve put out the Panthera’s urgent fire.
It was also a situation where I decided to take on the role of head of the operations team… Until definitive information came in, it didn’t seem bad to continue working on Rebellion’s reputation.
I decided to contact Kaura and schedule a mission.
